winter weather

Mo. lawmakers cutting week short due to winter weather threat

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:47:30 +0000

Missouri legislators are cutting their work week short because of concerns about a winter storm.

The House and Senate usually meet from Monday until mid-day Thursday each week. But the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from late Wednesday through Thursday for most of Missouri. The forecast calls for a mixture of ice and snow, depending on the location.

Officials stress caution on roads on New Year's Eve

Ryan Famuliner — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:13:58 +0000

The Columbia Public Works department says, based on local forecasts for winter weather, the department decided to start pre-treating roadways this morning.

Southeast Mo. drivers urged to stay off roads

Associated Press and associa — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:14:11 +0000

Officials are discouraging travel in southeastern Missouri until crews clear the roads from what was expected to be heavy snowfall with blizzard conditions.

The National Weather Service placed 13 counties from the Bootheel to north of Cape Girardeau under a blizzard warning from Tuesday night to midday today. Total accumulations were expected to range from three inches in the Bootheel to 12 inches farther north.

MoDOT readies crews for winter storm

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:24:35 +0000

The Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s ready for the winter storm that’s supposed to hit the St. Louis area and portions of south central Missouri and the Ozarks over Christmas.

High winds main culprit in power outages at homes, businesses, airport

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:37:17 +0000

There have been numerous power outages in Mid-Missouri today as the area is experiencing a winter storm with high winds.